Falconer is 0-5 against Panama since January of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. The Falconer Golden Falcons will square off against the Panama Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Falconer can't be too worried about heading out to take on Panama: they just beat Salamanca at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Falconer walked away with a 62-54 win over Salamanca on Tuesday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Golden Falcons' disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 440th, while the Warriors are ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, Panama had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.7 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They breezed past the Wildcats to the tune of 75-40. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 21 points or more this season.
Falconer better keep an eye on Carter Brink. He was instrumental in Panama's win, putting up 23 points in addition to six assists and six steals. The match was Brink's 14th in a row with at least 19 points. Another player making a difference was Jordan Mescall, who posted 14 points along with five assists and four steals.
Panama's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-2. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.1 points over those games. As for Falconer, their record now sits at 7-8.
Falconer might still be hurting after the 60-36 defeat they got from Panama when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brink, who earned 35 points. Now that Falconer knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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